Looking for a pre built gaming pc
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mas7873
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- Nov 21, 2014
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Most people will suggest you build the PC yourself, as this is how you save the most money or get the best bang/buck. Most pre-built PC's are ripping you off somewhere in the parts (this is not always the case but generally). Are you completely opposed to building it yourself? I must say it's quite simple, and a lot of fun. Also increases the amount of upgradeability.
This would be my suggestion if building yourself:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£82.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£205.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £602.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 18:27 GMT+0000
The above build would be if you want the ability to overclock the CPU, which is why I included the 212 evo. If you didn't want to overclock you can swap out the CPU for an i5 4460+H97 Motherboard, and drop the 212 evo.
This would be my suggestion if building yourself:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£82.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£205.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £602.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 18:27 GMT+0000
The above build would be if you want the ability to overclock the CPU, which is why I included the 212 evo. If you didn't want to overclock you can swap out the CPU for an i5 4460+H97 Motherboard, and drop the 212 evo.
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You are overpaying for Alienware. Prebuilds tend to not be very good gaming rigs, for the money.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.76 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£175.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £604.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 18:41 GMT+0000
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.76 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£175.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.03 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £604.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 18:41 GMT+0000
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